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Featured Artwork by Esteban Chavez

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i went to a lecture at uc berkely given by clement greenberg, mr. authority on ab ex (abstract expressionism), plus i was an artist in residence at stanford and learned about the bay area figurative.
​i certainly have a full range of ideas about north american painting, european painting really is the foundation of my work; and being a mestizo is another great contradiction."
                                                                      esteban chavez
                                                                                   

Born in Denver, CO in 1954, Esteban has an undergraduate BFA from UC Berkeley, CA, 1982, and a MFA from the Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT 1985. He is a professional artist residing in NY from 1985. Spring of 2003, Esteban received a Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. In addition to his original oil works he is also an accomplished sculptor, architectural photolithographer, lithographer.
From the artist in response to how he describes his technique... 

"i have been reading about the abstract expressionists, how the canvas became the object, just the scale and tenacity in which they painted upon. i think i am part of the north american tradition in that i attack the canvas and let the physical presence of the pigment have a life of its own. it really does not matter if it is abstract or figurative it is the actual physical presence that the paint has on canvas. also i have been reading matisse's ideas about how color is all about orchestration as a totality, a chorus. so indeed it is good to be able to articulate what i am doing, as art historical.

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​FOR SALE: 30% commission donated to Bioponic World Foundation by the artist.


Esteban Chavez 
1954 - 
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary


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Standing Rock Flag Woman
Produced 2017

Oil on linen

36" x 24"               
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$18,800.


Click on the image for a larger version of this piece.
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See also Standing Rock, 4' x 8' below. 
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​FOR SALE: 50% commission donated to Bioponic World Foundation by the artist.   
Standing Rock, Stop the XL, 2016
oil on canvas, 6"x12"
$800

Abu Ghraib Bad Apples, 2005
oil on linen board, 5"x7"
$600
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​El Nino, 2015
oil on linen board, 8"x-10"
$750
Buffalo, 2017
oil on canvas, 78"x56"
​$6,800

​Abu Ghraib, Human Pyramid, 2005
oil on canvas board, 8"x10"
$800
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​Pat Tilman, 2005
Football player turned iraq soldier, killed by friendly fire.
oil on stretched linen, 7.5"x5"
$650
Abu Ghraib,​ 2005
oil on stretched linen, 20"x16"
$1,900

​Berta Carceres, Ecowarrior, 
2016
oil on linen board, 11.5"x13.5"
$1,000

Mark Zuckerberg, 2015
oil on linen board, 8"x10"
$750

Caligula, 2017
The archetype of tyranny
oil on canvas board, 12"x9"
$800

Zbigniew Brzezinski
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2016
oil on canvas board, 10"x8"
$750

​James Baker, Cries and Whispers, 2015

oil on linen unframed, 8"x10"
$800
Babs Bush, 2007
oil on linen, hand-crafted frame
12"x15"
$900

Chelsea Matters, 2016
oil on linen, 8"x8"
​$700

​Kissinger, Henry, 2016

oil on stretched canvas, 12"x12"
$850
Bolton, John, 2005 
Neocon, Iraq war
oil on masonite, wood frame, 5"x8"
$700

​Hillary Clinton, 2016
oil on canvas board, 8"x8"
$700

Madeline Albright, 2017
oil on gessoed arches board, 8"x8"
​$700
McConnell, Mitch, 2005
Senate Majority Leader
oil on stretched linen, 5"x5"
$550

​​Pope Francis, 2016

oil on canvas, framed, 12"x12"
$850

​Steve Bannon, 2017

White House Chief Strategist
oil on stretched canvas, 14"x11"
$900
Netty, 2015 
Israeli Prime Minister
oil on canvas board, 10"x8"
$750

​Putin's Eyes, 
2016
oil on stretched canvas, 6"x12"
$800

Trump, Donald, 2016
oil on linen, framed, 6"x6"
$750
Ratzo, El Popo, 2006
oil on stretched linen, 8"x11"
$800

​Soros, George, 
2016
encaustic, oil on linen board
7.5"x11"
$800

​​Wolfowitz, 2015

oil on masonite, 6"x8"
​$700
Coulter, Ann, 2005
Firebrand Rightwinger
oil masonite on board, 4"x4"
$550
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​Yanis, 2015
ex Minister of Finance, Greece

oil on clay board, 12"x8"
$800
The Fat Lady Sings, 2017
oil on arches board 100% cotton rag, 12" x 12"
$850
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​FOR SALE: a 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.

Esteban Chavez 
1954 - 
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary


Standing Rock 
Produced 2016
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Oil on canvas
4' x 8'

$38,400.

Contact us for larger and close-up images of this piece.
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​FOR SALE: 50% commission is donated 
by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.

Esteban Chavez 
1954 - 
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary


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Crouching Buffalo 
Produced 2017
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Oil on canvas

6' x 4'

$16,900.



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Click on the image for a larger version of this piece.
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FOR SALE: 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.

Esteban Chavez 
1954 - 
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary


Earth Rising 
Produced 2017

Oil on canvas board

12" x 19"

$2,900.

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FOR SALE: 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.

Esteban Chavez 
1954 - 
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary


Beyond the Tradition 
Produced 2017

Oil on linen

57" x 42"

Price not yet determined 

Narrative/Artist Commentary
​This painting is a story about a nasty predatory that harvests the life energy of humanity and the planet. Like the Borg it has no face but an energy frequency.
The male nude represents a fatted bull, a human cattle ready for harvest. ​​The stage setting is a rococo Watteau painting of the elite cavorting on a fantasy island called Cythera, oblivious to the coming of the French revolution. They were killed in that revolution.

So as humanity awakens to this continual tyranny of being the hosts for this predatory energy the predators unleash violence to control humanity at this time. One can see this in the senseless wars, the destruction of the planet, and growing rebellion in the cities all over the planet.
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My paintings are exercises like etudes in tonal composition. When the two main figures gained a certain credibility in visual formality and tactile presence I ended the investigation in drawing with oil. The open spaces are a contemporary sensibility that reveal the process of art making why make a traditional painting finished for the corporate board rooms or sterile museums? This in my view is beyond the tradition. I paint to satisfy my continuing inquiry seeking an understanding of the structure of this madness called civilization.
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This artist is a sponsor of Bioponic World Foundation as well as other nonprofits.

For more artwork, close-up images, commissioned art or general information:
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Ingrid Bond
Bond Fine Art
505-470-7200


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